Michael Urie on Celebrity Autobiography Again!
June 20, 2009 by Tom
Ugly Betty’s Michael Urie tells us that he’s rejoining the strange, wonderful world of Celebrity Autobiography on Friday, June 26. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Celebrity Autobiography, it is just as it sounds: comedians read, word for word, from autobiographies of celebrities.
Nightline did a story about it last year, and Urie was one of the people featured:
Hi-larious. It’s kind of a funny push-back from our “tell and show everyone everything all the time” reality society. I believe I remember where Urie once read from Miley Cyrus‘ book, which would have been so funny you couldn’t see straight.
Joining Urie at The Gramercy Theatre, 127 East 23rd Street (at Lexington) are B.D. Wong, Kristen Johnson, Jackie Hoffman, Rachel Dratch, Frank DeCaro, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, and they’ll be reading from fellow celebrities like Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Diana Ross, Elizabeth Taylor, Ivana Trump, Star Jones, Burt and Loni, Tommy and Pamela, Zsa Zsa and more.
The show starts at 9:30 pm, and you can get Orchestra cabaret table seating for just $25 (normally $40). See Urie’s blog for more details.
I thought you should know Vanessa Williams will be featured on A&E Private Sessions tomorrow morning at 9am. Michael Urie, Babyface and Brian McKnight will drop by as she performs songs from her new album and past hits, and reflect on her acting and Broadway career. Tune in for the hour long special!